Mine Windjammer Cruise News©, the official Enewsletter of Maine Windjammer Cruises® was started in May 2004 by Capt. Ray and Ann Williamson, and staff Barbara Hatch and Jackie Watts. Its intent is to bring news from our schooners Grace Bailey, Mercantile and Mistess, including stories and photos of recent trips among the many islands and fishing villages of Penobscot Bay.

Grace Bailey (Photo (c) Jenks Studio)

Stories will vary over the years, crew and office staff profiles, ecotourism and seaside naturalist articles, lighthouses, nautical terminology, recipes, behind-the-scenes activities, and the history of our company—including the meticulous restoration of the Grace Bailey and Mercantile, which are listed as Historic Landmarks—and other stories about schooners that once plied this trade for Maine Windjammer Cruises®.